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BRAKE FOR GHILDRENS GA'RRIAGES.

No. 293,351. Patented Feb. 12, 1884.

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3 UNITED STATES j FFICE ATEN' r GEORGE D. PAUL, on ORANGE, AssIcNoEoE ONE-HALF TO ANDREW E.

MILLEaoE EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

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To all whom it may concern;

at their outer ends by the push-rod D, which BRAKE FoR cH Lot: E n e cARRlAeEs.

SPECIFICATION forming a of-Letters Ba tent No. 293,351, dated February 12, 1884,

Application filed May Be it known that I,'GEORGE D. PAUL, of Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brakes for Childrens Carriages; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to animprovement in brakes for childrens carriages, the object of the same being to provide mechanism whereby the brakes are released when the attendant grasps the push-rod, and automatically set when the push-rod is released, thereby preventing numerous accidents that are continually occurring by reason of carriages running off sidewalks when they are left temporarily by the parties in charge of them; and with these ends in view my invention consists in the parts and combinations of parts, as will be more fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a carriage embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa perspective view of the rear axle, wheels, and push-rod, to gether with the braking mechanism. Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of one of the brake-arms, and Fig. 4 represents a modification.

B the rear axle, to which the handle-bars G are removably or rigidly secured, as desired. These handle-bars are of the ordinary shape and construction, and are connected together latter is also of the ordinary construction.

To the handle-bars O, and in line with the periphery of the wheels E, are pivotally secured the brake-levers F, which latter are provided with bifurcated inner ends, through which the bolts to pass for'the purpose of pivotally securing them to the handle-bars. The outer ends of the levers F are considerably reduced in size, and are each provided with a brake shoe, G, the inner face of which can, if desired, be covered with leather, wood, rubber, or other suitable substance for the purpose of producing the necessary friction between 8, 1883. (No model.)

the brake-shoes should either be made wide enough so as to bear on the said wheels irrespective of theirposition or be provided with ends are secured to the brake-levers near the brakeshoes. The tendency of these springs is to force or pull the brake-shoes against the wheels and prevent the wheels from turning; but this tendency is overcome by the lever I, pivoted to the handle-bars behind the brakelevers. This lever I is shaped to conform somewhat to the curvature of the handle-bars, so

the shoes and the wheels. As most wheels have more or less side'or wabbling movement,

as to present a neat appearance, and is pivotally secured to and rests against the inner faces of the said handle-bars. The upwardly-turned ter pass over thehandle-bars, and are con-' nected to the brake-levers in such a position that sufficient leverage will be obtained without the exertion of much power. The lever I is pivoted near the front ends of its side arms by the screws or bolts (2, and the rear bar or hand-rest, J, thereof rests'in front or over the push-rod of the handle. This concavo-convex hand-rest conforms in shape to the push-r'od, and is adapted to be held down in close contact thereby by the attendant in charge of the carriage. When the carriage is at rest and the handle released, the springs draw the brakeshoes firmlyagainst the wheels, and con sequently elevate the hand-rest J slightly above the push-rod. When it is desired to selves can be made of spring metal, and perform their functions in a satisfactory manner. In Fig. 4 I have shown a simple brake bar or lever provided at opposite ends with brakeshoes adapted to bear against the wheels. This I bar is shown suspended from the handle-bars.

by spring-metal arms 0; but it is evident that it can be held in suitable slide-bearings on the under side of the handle-bars, and the brake. shoes thereof be drawn against the wheels by spiral springs, as in the first instance; Again, all of my improved parts are attached directly to the carriage-handle, and hence, if the handle is a removable one, or one that can be secured to the front or rear axle, the brake mechanism is always in position to act directly on the wheels without the necessity of rearranging any of the parts.

My improved brake is simple in construction, is durable and effective in use, and can be applied to any and all styles of childrens carriages without marring their beauty or materially increasing their cost.

It is evident that slight changes in the construction and relative arrangement of parts mightresorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention; and hence I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to the exact construction shown and described,

.but, consider myself atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

GEORGE D. PAUL.

. Witnesses:

WILLIAM G. MUNN, O. G. HARRISON. 

